01292pab a2200193 454500 180718b1995 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Lee, Grace O.M. Transition and the localization of the civil service in Hong Kong 1995 p.107-20 Mar The article discusses the process of public employee selection which is inherently politicized (Kearney and Hays, 1985:60). Governments have tried in various ways to deal with the problem of discrimination in public services. Differential treatment of civil servants is a fascinating subject of study, particularly in Hong Kong in view of the impending major changes. A government's view on localization of the civil service may be influenced by the forces in the environment and add to the complexity of the issue. In the case of Hong Kong, there is increasing pressure from China to place local civil servants in crucial positions, while it gives rise to the risk of losing able and experienced expatriate officials Bureaucracy - Hong Kong Hong Kong - Officials and employees - Recruiting Civil service - Hong Kong Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul International Review of Administrative Sciences 29485 29485 29485 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 61, Issue no: 1 AR29624 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR